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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 250

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    “I watched last night the rising moon,”

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    I watched last night the rising moon,
    Unto a foreign strand,
    Till memories came ,like flowers in June,
    Of home and futher land;
    I dreamt i was a child once more
    Beside the rippling mill,
    Where first i saw the days of yore,
    The moon behind the hill.
    It brought me back the visions grand ,
    That purpled boyhoods dreams,
    Its youthful loves,its happy land
    As bright as morning beams
    It brought me back my own sweet Nore
    The castle and the mill,
    until my eyes could see no more
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Heath, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Jack Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Heath, Co. Tipperary